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80s and 90s blockbusters

Twelve questions on 80s and 90s blockbusters. Look closely: the most familiar answer is not always the right one.

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In Back to the Future, what speed must the DeLorean reach to travel through time?

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1. In Back to the Future, what speed must the DeLorean reach to travel through time?
- A. 100 mph
- B. 88 mph (answer)
- C. 80 mph
- D. 95 mph
Doc Brown's time machine activates when the DeLorean reaches 88 miles per hour.
2. In Speed (1994), the armed bus will explode if its speed drops below what threshold?
- A. 60 mph
- B. 40 mph
- C. 70 mph
- D. 50 mph (answer)
Once armed, the bomb is triggered if the bus drops below 50 miles per hour.
3. Who plays the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day?
- A. Michael Biehn
- B. Lance Henriksen
- C. Robert Patrick (answer)
- D. Bill Paxton
Robert Patrick plays the liquid-metal T-1000, opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger's T-800.
4. Which island contains the original dinosaur park in Jurassic Park (1993)?
- A. Isla Matanceros
- B. Isla Sorna
- C. Isla Muerta
- D. Isla Nublar (answer)
The original park is on Isla Nublar. Isla Sorna becomes central to the sequels.
5. What is the name of the cat aboard the Nostromo that returns in Aliens (1986)?
- A. Burke
- B. Hudson
- C. Jones (answer)
- D. Bishop
Jones, often called Jonesy, survives the first film and appears with Ripley at the start of Aliens.
6. In Batman (1989), what is the Joker's name before his transformation?
- A. Edward Nygma
- B. Jack Napier (answer)
- C. Arthur Fleck
- D. Oswald Cobblepot
Jack Nicholson's Joker begins as gangster Jack Napier, a name specific to this version of the story.
7. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, which object is Indiana Jones hired to find?
- A. The Holy Grail
- B. The Spear of Destiny
- C. The Sankara Stones
- D. The Ark of the Covenant (answer)
The Ark is the central artefact in Raiders; the Grail and Sankara Stones belong to later films.
8. Who plays the adult Peter Banning in Hook (1991)?
- A. Robin Williams (answer)
- B. Dustin Hoffman
- C. Kevin Kline
- D. Steve Martin
Robin Williams plays the grown-up Peter Pan, while Dustin Hoffman plays Captain Hook.
9. What is the name of the giant spacecraft in Spaceballs (1987) that transforms into Mega Maid?
- A. Red Dwarf
- B. Dark Star
- C. Eagle 5
- D. Spaceball One (answer)
Spaceball One transforms into the enormous cleaning robot Mega Maid.
10. In Men in Black (1997), what device erases witnesses' memories?
- A. A tricorder
- B. A positronic scanner
- C. A flux capacitor
- D. A neuralyzer (answer)
Agents use the neuralyzer's flash to erase memories before supplying a replacement account.
11. In The Fugitive (1993), what is Richard Kimble's profession?
- A. Airline pilot
- B. Surgeon (answer)
- C. Journalist
- D. Architect
Harrison Ford plays Dr Richard Kimble, a Chicago surgeon wrongly convicted of murdering his wife.
12. Which actor plays the villainous Simon in Die Hard with a Vengeance?
- A. Jeremy Irons (answer)
- B. Alan Rickman
- C. Dennis Hopper
- D. Gary Oldman
Jeremy Irons plays Simon Gruber, the brother of Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber.

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